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Weather Vocab Practice

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ is the state of the air and atmosphere at a specific time and place.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Temperature

d)

Humidity

2.

the Climate is the average weather conditions for a specific location over a long period of _____.

a)

time

b)

day

c)

week

d)

month

3.

An Air Mass is a large body of air with the same _______ and temperature.

a)

humidity

b)

pressure

c)

density

d)

altitude

4.

The boundary between 2 air masses with different temperatures, humidity levels, and air densities is called a _______.

a)

Front

b)

Barrier

c)

Edge

d)

Divide

5.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

a)

A natural process when gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun, keeping it from escaping.

b)

A phenomenon where plants grow faster due to increased sunlight.

c)

A process where the Earth's surface cools rapidly at night.

d)

A method used by farmers to increase crop yield.

6.

A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere that move from west to east

a)

Jet Stream

b)

doldrums

c)

equator

d)

polar easterlies

7.

During an El Nino, it rains

a)

in the central Pacific

b)

in the FAR western Pacific

c)

in the western Pacific

d)

In all of the Pacific

8.

What is the climate like at the equator?

a)

Tundra

b)

Temperate

c)

Arctic

d)

Tropical

9.

Average weather over a long period of time.

a)

Seasons

b)

Climate

c)

El Nino

d)

Global Green House

10.

What is the term for the weight of air molecules pushing down on Earth?

a)

gravity

b)

wind

c)

air pressure

d)

oxygen

11.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
12.

The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation.

a)

wind

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

global wind

d)

jet stream

e)

local wind

13.

The ___________ is the lowest layer of the atmosphere and is the layer where weather takes place.

a)

atmosphere

b)

air pressure

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

14.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
15.

Which one shows a warm front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which type of air mass brings WARM and WET weather?

a)

Maritime Polar (mP)

b)

Maritime Tropical (mT)

c)

Continental Polar (cP)

d)

Continental Tropical (cT)

17.

Which layer of the atmosphere has meteors?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

18.

What happens when two air masses meet?

a)

a hurricane occurs

b)

a dog barks

c)

a front is created

d)

warm air enters

19.

What kind of front results in thunderstorms?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

20.

Which front is in this picture?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

21.

What is the name this front?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

22.

Which front does this show?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

23.

What type of front is over Ohio?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary Front

24.

What type of front is over Texas?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

25.

This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

26.

Which type of weather front can produce foggy weather that can last for several days?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

27.

What type of front may bring clear skies?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary Front

28.

This is the symbol for which type of front?

a)

occluded front

b)

stationary front

c)

warm front

d)

cold front

29.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
30.

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

31.

A _____________ weather front occurs two cold air masses meet and push/force the warm air in the middle upwards.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

32.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
33.

Hurricanes form in which type of air mass?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

34.

Blizzards form in which type of air mass?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

35.

Which type of air mass is pictured in letter "C" (northeastern U.S., around NYC)?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical